Chaperonin Nucleotide Sensing Loop (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Chaperonin Nucleotide Sensing Loop

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Berkeley Lab researchers at the Advanced Light Source have discovered a nucleotide-sensing loop that synchronizes conformational changes in the three domains of group II chaperonin for the proper folding of other proteins.

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